WHY DO AIRPLANE PARTS COST SO MUCH?
Let me tell you a personal story. When we founded Airsport Corp. seven years ago, our first product was a very simple little altitude alerter called the Altitude Nag. It was designed to connect directly into the Mode C encoder, so wiring was a matter of simply plugging it in. The control head was the size of a large postage stamp. It had a green button for on/off, and a yellow button to set altitude. The pilot climbs to altitude, then presses the set button. If he deviates outside that 100 foot increment of altitude, the button flashes and the horn beeps. The Altitude Nag advanced the cause of safety. We sold hundreds to the experimental market, and thousands to the certificated market. Many were installed sans paperwork I suppose, and many were field approved. None were approved in the fsdom of Teterboro, of course, because Teterboro has very strange requirements. (The next time somebody says it’s necessary for aviation to be regulated nationally, ask them why each fsdom has it’s own
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